Holland & Knight has expanded its corporate transaction practice with the hire of Paul Aguggia, the former CEO of Clifton Bancorp who was also previously chairman of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton.

Aguggia has more than 25 years of experience representing financial institutions on corporate transactions and regulatory issues, as well as on corporate governance, strategic planning, investor relations, securities reporting and compliance, risk management, and executive and board compensation matters, Holland & Knight said. He will be a partner based in New York.

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